[Weekly Savings Bank] Appreciation Plaque for Chairman Choi Yoon, the 'Original Korean'

Choi Yoon, Chairman of OK Financial Group

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Min-young] Choi Yoon, chairman of OK Financial Group, which has subsidiaries such as OK Savings Bank and OK Capital, received a plaque of appreciation from overseas Korean school principals.

OK Financial announced that Chairman Choi received the plaque in recognition of his contribution of donating 1 million masks to overcome COVID-19 to domestic child welfare facilities, students of ethnic schools worldwide, expatriate children, and faculty members.

The plaque presentation ceremony was recently held at the Seoul National University Overseas Education Support Center in Gwanak-gu, Seoul, with overseas Korean school principals and officials from around the world attending via video conference.

The Overseas Education Support Center, under the Ministry of Education, supports the educational operations and school management of 34 overseas Korean schools worldwide. These overseas Korean schools are established in 16 countries including Southeast Asian regions such as Vietnam, the Philippines, and Singapore, as well as Russia, Paraguay, Argentina, Saudi Arabia, and Iran.

Chairman Choi also serves as chairman of the OK Bae and Jeong Scholarship Foundation and chairman of Geumgang School, an overseas Korean school in Osaka, Japan.

Chairman Choi said, “Having grown up as a third-generation Korean resident in Japan, I deeply empathize with the difficulties of the growth environment. I hope overseas Koreans living in foreign countries will grow up without losing their 'Korean pride' and as original Koreans.” He added, “There were many difficulties in securing 1 million masks and safely delivering them to foreign countries scattered around the world, but I hope that hope and our sincerity will be fully conveyed to overseas Koreans struggling due to the spread of COVID-19.”

◆ AccuOn Savings Bank Introduces Visual ARS

AccuOn Savings Bank has launched a visual ARS (Automatic Response System) service as part of expanding untact (non-face-to-face) digital financial services.

The visual ARS service allows users to view a visualized menu on their smartphone screen along with the existing voice guidance.

After connecting, users can freely select the desired consultation service on the smartphone screen without waiting or connecting to a counselor, enabling quick and direct handling of inquiries and consultation tasks.

Additionally, key services such as ▲loan application ▲loan progress inquiry ▲account inquiry (deposit, loan) and ▲savings/deposit interest rates ▲branch information are arranged on the main screen for easy viewing at a glance.

This service is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year without time restrictions.

Lee Ho-geun, CEO of AccuOn Savings Bank, said, “We will continue efforts to digitally transform all business areas and improve our organizational structure to always provide the best digital services to our customers.”

◆ Baseball Fans Take Note... Welcome Savings Bank Launches 6% Installment Savings

Welcome Savings Bank has introduced a special sales product linked to professional baseball.

Welcome Savings Bank announced that it will offer the Wellbang Top Ranking (Baseball) installment savings product, which provides up to 6% annual interest, for limited sale starting from the 11th.

This product is linked to the Wellbang Top Ranking game event, which started with the opening of the professional baseball season. A game event with a prize of 10 million KRW is also being held.

The base interest rate is 1.5% per year. Additionally, if customers participate in the Wellbang Top Ranking game event, which selects the best-performing pitcher and batter each month, more than 70 times, they receive a preferential interest rate of 2.5 percentage points. Also, if there are more than 5 automatic transfer payments through deposit/withdrawal accounts during the installment contract period, an additional 1.0 percentage point is given, and first-time users of Welcome Savings Bank receive an additional 1.0 percentage point preferential rate.

Customers can deposit from a minimum of 10,000 KRW to a maximum of 200,000 KRW per month. The principal and interest can be received after the professional baseball season ends this year.

The product will be sold in a limited quantity of 20,000 accounts through the Welcome Digital Bank (Wellbang) application starting from the 11th. 10,000 accounts will be sold from the 11th to the 17th, and the remaining 10,000 accounts from the 18th to the 24th.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.